Pieter van Gent Winery

Savour a visit to one of Mudgee’s oldest cellar doors, home to the original White Port, offering bicycle tours and boutique accommodation.

About the winery
Pieter van Gent is a family owned winery, and Philip van Gent continues his fathers legacy for exciting varietals and a healthy love of fortifieds. Wines are sculpted from the grapes grown on our 100 acre estate. Each displaying the vibrant characters of grape, soil and winemaker. Being strong advocates for sustainable farming enables us to create an environment that nurtures the vines, the body and the soul. Come and savour the sights and smells of our unique cellar door filled with 1870s barrels that were once housed in the basement of the Queen Victoria Building. Come for a tasting of our wines including the famous and original Mudgee White Port.

Learn more about Pieter van Gent Winery and their facilities at:

https://www.pvgwinery.com/

Location

Mudgee

Opening Hours
Monday: 10:00 - 16:00Tuesday: 10:00 - 16:00Wednesday: 10:00 - 16:00Thursday: 10:00 - 16:00Friday: 10:00 - 16:00Saturday: 10:00 - 16:00Sunday: 10:00 - 16:00
Cellar door / shop
Yes
Accommodation
Yes
Tastings
Yes
Tours
No
Restaurant
No
Events / Weddings
No
Languages
English
Children friendly
Yes
Disabled access
Yes
Region
Mudgee
Country
Australia
Organic
No
Wines produced
Mudgee Pipeclay White, Pipeclay Tawny, Chardonnay, Verdelho, Durif, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cornelius VP, Vermouth, Liqueur Muscat
Grape varieties
Chardonnay, Moscato, Müller-Thurgau, VerdelhoCabernet Sauvignon, Durif, Sangiovese, Shiraz
History & Geography
The van Gent name can be traced back to 1790 and reveals a family of distillers and winemakers. Pieter begun his profession under the employ of Robbers en van den Hoogan in 1958, and in 1959 moved to Australia working with Penfolds in Sydney. It was in 1970 that he moved to Mudgee as winemaker for Craigmoor Wines, where he began experimenting with Chardonnay. "I was told to forget about making white wine in Mudgee and stick to the reds. I made Chardonnay in 1971, but there was only one hogshead which was not enough to bottle. Dr. Ray Healey and I were both aware that this was the first time the Chardonnay grape was made into a wine in Australia." Pieter remained at Craigmoor Winery until 1979 and firmly established it as one of the leading wineries in Australia and contributed immeasurably to the establishment of Mudgee as an important wine region. In 1979 he opened his own cellar, and made Pieter van Gent Winery an icon in the region famous for the Mudgee Pipeclay White Fortified.
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